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Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-13
CELEBRITIES AT HOME.
J. Donald Cameron, Senator from Penn
sylvania-The Historic Character
Of His WashintOn Home.
A Sketch of Simon Cameron In Connection
with a Review Of the Brilliant
Career of His Son.
Corresrondence of the Gazette.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
WAsHIN GTON, May 5.-For more than
half century the Csmerons, father and
son, have occupied a prominent place in
American politics. Two months ago l
saw them together on Pennsylvania ave-
nue., the old gentlemen with his arm
lightly linked in that OF his stalwart son.
The former had just returned from q
winter trip to the South Atlantic islands
and was passing through the city on his
way home. No one could c0ntem-
plate the men without think
ing in retrospective way
Of the many stirring events through
which they have passed and in which
they were such prominent actors. The
venerable statesman whose infant eyes
first gazed at the stars upon which Wash
ington was looking for the last time, was
almost as upright as the son by his side.
Who will not admire the vitality
of the veteran trudging forth towards
the nineties with faculties undimmed
and courage undaunted, as brave as when
he looked at the world seventy years
ago, all faith and hope; brave still st
period Of life when we should think that
even hope is silent and faith alone re-
mains.
AS the two distinguished men pro-
ceeded up the magnificent thoroughfare
they were observed by every one, and
that is saying g great deal, for people in
Washington are satiated with greatness.
I was interested in them and the people
they met and spoke to, and followed
slowly behind until they reached Sen
ator Cameron's residence. They entered
and woke from my reYerie, for reverie
it had been. I had been thinking
of the old mans past, and when he dis
appeared through the portals of the
House l heaved an involuntary sigh, for
Glou 2tlesS l had looked for the last time
on landmark of the past, man among
men-One who has memories of nearly all
that is greatest in American history. We
think of Lincoln as of a past generation,
yet Cameron was g sturdy STRIPPING
when Lincoln was born. He was pas
sionate boy when the cannon echoes
came from Lundy's Lane and New Or
leans; grave, sober statesman VIXEN he
heard of Chapultepec and Molina del Ray;
statesman gray in years and experience
during the stormy days of the civil war.
These events are in dream and story. The
flags that waved in glory lie tattered and
dusty in unfrequented chambers, harvests
and decades of harvestS have blOomed
and ripened over the fields wherein they
were fought; we read of them as we do
of Yorktown and Waterloo; Soldiers,
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the Army of the Potomac. When the war
closed Mrs. Taylee returned to Washing
ton and again took possession. She died
about five years ago and the place was
sold to Colonel Brown of the New York
News for $50, 900. This gentleman spent
$4,000 in improvements and couple of
months afterWard was induced to part
with it to Senator Cameron for a certified
check for 500, 00C, thus making SI4, 900
clear by the operation.
What a change did the Colonel make
with his $4,000. The plain, dull coIored,
old-fashioned mansion was renovated
and changed to suit the whim or taste
of the new owner. When he had finished
its Old friends would never have
recognized it. Three stories, yes, four
stories high, with hipped roof and
curious dormer windows, built of
brick and surrounded by q high wall
of the same material. These things
were not changed. Other things were
added, however. The entire building
was painted an undefnable color which
reminds one more of yellow clay mixed
with buttermilk than anything else. Two
or three inn porticos, painted green,
were added, the one in front running
the whole length of t he house. 1t is very
narrow and is covered with
alternate stripes OF white and
green. French windows with out
side blinds, open into this porch, and in
summer the Senator can frequently be
seen sitting there. The house fronts
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THE CAMERON RESIDENCE.

closely on the street and still another
iron railing divides it from actual con-
tact. Taken as whole it is the most
unique and picturesque house in the
national capital.
You enter the house by way of low,
square porch which also serves the pur-
poses of q vestibuIe, for when the door
opens you are ushered directly into
the hall. To the right is Senator
Cameron's study and workshop; the
den where only his most intimate friends
are admitted, 1t is plainly yet COT
fortably furnished. A big table in the
center of the room, around it are grouped
comfortable easy chairs upholstered in
morocco. Over in the corner by the
window is the Senator's desk, where he
often tolls Oh far into the morning. From
the study window you look out into the
little garden with it's flowers and young
trees. After hours with ones books
and papers it is refreshing to have g
little green flower bedecked spot
to look out upon and walk in
if you wish. It is L pretty picture il
the fair spring days, though hid from the
inquisitive eye of the passer by stout
brick yellow painted wall. MOre's the
pity. l often wonder why we shoCld
wish to shut from others view the things
we most value. I suppose, though, it is
the selfshness inherent in human nature
to value most the things we have entirely
to ourselves. Bat certainly we SHOULD
not cultivate the trait. Rather it should
be pleasure to Us to let others see and
enjoy them.
Just in the rear. of the little garden and
the house are the large stables. They are
painted bright flaming red and make a
startling contrast with the yellow house.
One might almost say that the stables were
as luXuriously furnished as the house, for
next to wife and children, Cameron loves
and takes pride in his horses. The stalls
ere fitted up splendidly and the well paid
grooms, like well fed horses, live in VERT
able clover. Cameron is a great horse
back rider, and early every morning he
mounts his favorite saddle horse and
takes long ride on the roads leading
into the city. His companion on these
excursions is generally General Phil
Sheridan, who is q fast friend of the
Senator. Last summer they made trip
through the Shenandoah Velley in the
saddle and they propose to repeat it again
this month. The two men became &C
vuainted when Cameron was Secretary
of War under Grant, and since that time
they have been intimate. they will re-
turn about the last of the month, And
Cameron will leave for the Pennsylvania
mountains in June. 49,
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BULLETS By TELEPHONE,
Some Curious Experiments Made by Pro.
feesor Bell.

PATERSON, N. j., April 29.-Professor
Bell, the telephone inventor, is at present
on visit to Paterson as the guest of DR.. Eli
J. Marsh. This afternoon, in the pres
ence Of number of prominent physicians
gathered at the residence of DR.. Marsh on
Market street on invitation of Professor
Bell, the Professor made number of very
important and interesting experiments
with the telephone in locating bullets in
parts Of the body. The Professor had an
unusually good subject 10 conduct his
experiments with in the person of Adolph
CRUDE, q saloon keeper, who about q
month ago made 9 desperate attempt to
commit suicide while bordering on delir-
ium tremens.
CRUDE fired two balls into his head, and
was prevented from firing more by his
wife, who came on the scene at the time.
CRUDE is still living, to the surprise of the
doctors, and his two wounds in the head
have both healed up, and he experiences
no trouble whatever from the lead IN his
head. The doctors, when CRUDE first
shot himself, gave him few days to live,
and he was removed TO the Ladies' Hos
pita'. CRUDE was kept there few days
in quietness, for the doctors said that it
was what he needed to prevent inaaHHsas
ton of the brain. CRUDE was nottof fhst
opinion, and SO he went homesA Z
This afternoon Professor RN located
one of the bullets and partly located the
other. Heretofore the physicians had
been unable to do this. The bslls did not
enter the brain, but fisttened against the
skull. The Professor says thathe is posi-
tive that he hiss got the position. of the
second ball. The other he is not5aositive
about. The instrument used was IA, Or
binary earphOne and q small Instrument
containing coil of wire, just what kind
the Professor would not say, nor would
he explain the mechanism of the little
instrument. This was passed over the
head and the earphone kept to the ear. As
soon as the coil of wire passed over the
location of the balls curious noise was
detected, which was given out at no
other part of The head. Ths balls were
near the wounds.
Alter experimenting with Grube's era
mum, experiments were made with piece
of roast beef in which bullets were in
serted
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md economic manner. and that all sur.

and economic manner, aud that all sur
plus of said fund will at the end of each
year be plseed in the general fun d.
IS. Each. shareholder of capital stock
shall be entitled TO che vote only;
provided tshe be member
Of Of the FARMERS Alliance in
good standing, and no amount of stock
shall entitle Him to more than one vote.
10. The vote OF stockholders may be
east by NfDxy, as follows: The stock
naleeEs eAho are members of an Alliance
may AT unite on one man and authorize
him with q written certificate under the
seal of the Alliance to cast their vote;
or all the stockholders who reside in the
same county may in like manner send
one or more delegates authorized to cast
their votes.
20. 1t shall be the duty Of the board Of
directors to make or cause to be made
full detailed report of all business trans
acted by the association for the year end
ng and including the seth day Of June,
together with an itemized statement of all
receipts and expenditures, and present
same to the stockholders at their regular
annual meeting in August.
81 The board of directors may adopt
SulIAUtC IUlEc GuU ICs uidNlOho NSAAlbSs
the duties Of their officers and employees,
and control in detail of all the business
of the association, provided always that
such rules and regulations do not con-
tlict with these bylaws.
% 1t shall be the duty Of the general
board of directors to procure from the
state of Texas a charter with suitable
provisions TO enable this association to
perform all acts contemplated by these
bylaws and as near IS possible after the
accompanying form.
%. All branch associations shall make
8 full report of the condition and value
Of their business semi-annually TO the
general board on the 1st days Of January
and July.
2+. These bylaws shall not be altered
or amended except at q regular meeting
Of the stockholders.
d. J. EDDLEMAN, Chairman.
w. GARRETT, Secretary.
Nearly all the morning hour was taken
up with hearing and discussing the re-
port Of the committee, after which q
board of directors were elected. The
board held an important session at the
McClelland hotel this afternoon, and after
they report the congress will adjourn
until August 1, next.
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Kow Rothschild Made Money,
French Paper.


Whcn ROthsChild came to Paris in 1872
ne possessed $4,000. At his death his
private fortune amounted to 500, 10000
and that of the firm to over $500, 900
He owed his success TO his happy knaCk
of always "taking fortune at the food"
and to his careful observation Of
all political events that might tend to
make or mar his prosperity. Once he
Was suffering from some cerebral CON-
paint and mad to undergo G difficult end
dangerous operation. His surgeon, Dr..
Dupuytren, had strictly forbidden all
mental excitement as likely to have fatal
consequences. Rothschild ley half con-
sciOu5 on his bed when tidings were
brought Of the assassination
of the Duke of Berry.
The patient Immediately jumped up,
though the blood was streaming over his
face, the bandage having come UndOne in
the excitement, aud, dragging himself
across the room, rang the bell with great
violence. "The Duke OF Berry is muir
dered! Sell out! sell outt'' he cried out
to his alarmed attendants, as they rushed
into the room and then he fell back in a
swoon. By this trensacJ1on he saved con-
siderable sums ofmonsE. " -
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The DEYIL-WORSHIPERS.
Strange Religion of the Wild Eurda VII
Dwell in Mesopotamta,

| Strange Religion of the Wild Kurda Who
Dwell in MesOpOtamta.
| Not fsr from Mosul, in MesoDotamis,
| there ere s few kurdish villages where
| one finds neither mosque nor minaret
synagogue nor medrash, church nor meet
| ing house. Misunderstanding an OcCa-
| siOnal government Official--dre rarely seen
there, travellers not at all. Ordinarily,
says writer in st. James Gazette,
there is nothing in the appearance of
| these places or the people to attract the
attention of Wayfarers, apart from the
white dresses of the women and the
| day in the year tn village
in preparation for g strange cere-
monY annually enacted there. The
houses are plentifully decked with gar
lands of yellow flowers, and the people
take up positions outside-the women in
spOtless gowns, the men with twisted
black cord around their necks. Then q
procession of some thirty persons energies
from the residence of the "pirn
or priest, and begins slowly to perambu-
late the village. In frCut march half q
dozen weird looking persO0ages in long
black robes and strange black Peedgs2T
then come half score of fkaWals. " in8
yellow NANTES and white tuTbans, chanS<
ing religious hymns in an outIsndish
tongue, and behind them as many more
playing an accompaniment to the singing
on reedV flutes and tamboUrines. Fol
lowing these is the white robed priest.
bearing upon his shoulders 8 kind of
epaulet, and holding aloft the bronze fig-
ure OF bird, guarded on either side by q
fierce looking Kurd, with perfect arse
nal OF small arms about mis- person. In
the rear rides the white turbaned sheik of
the district, with 8 second batch Of
'5lack heads" to wind up the procession.
The party makes the round of the village.
the people raising their hands toward
the DrsZen bird as it passes, and the
halts in front of the priests house. Here
sheep is in readiness; it is cut open and
the heart is torn from it and thrown
down at the feet of the black-robed fig
ures. The procession then e-entels the
dwelling, while the sheep is made ready
for the pot; and in honor Of the day the
residents afterwards dine together as soon
as their "stew'' is ready. The Kurdish
villagers are the "YeZidis," or "dCFil-
worshipers" of Mesopotamia, and their
annual procession-knoWn as the ''shoY-
ing of the king Bird" the melik taons or
''peacock king''-is the only ceremonial
of their mystic cult. The devil-worship-
ers accept no prOselytes. "a YeZidi,''
they say, "must be born YeZidi; he csn
not be made" They have no ceremonial
solutions or attach no Importance to
them, and are allowed 20 use nothing col
Ored blue. They will not sit down on g
sofa having 2 blue tGssel or enter room
an article of furniture covered
with blue Cloth. Their reliS on prohibits
them from serving as soldiers, though
there appears to be nothing 10 prevent
them from cutting thrOats on their OWL
They baptiZ3 boys and girls,
and when old enough every member has
to make choice Of 6 sister or brothsr
who is to be his or her companion for
eternity.
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LII, SecYetarY, EIkhart. lnds
last of the birds not being copsbmed uutiI

last Of the birds not being CONSUMED GutiI
other game was found in pleufg.
"NOw, since I have read OF the 'qusE
storms that they have in Ney4a9, I have
come to the conclusion that tHlssFs&s. Caes
of them, and that the only Tens4Fka5ls
thing about the matter was tha. It should
have occurred just as it did. or course
to tie Brighamites it was miracle.
They mad never had sucn an experience
btfore, and dJr't know as yCu can Won
der much at their belief concerning IL,
, but just such things are happening here
| in the west almost every year. The quail
lose their way or they are driven By storms
in directions contrary to those which
they instinctively seek, and when
exhausted, or if they come II contact
with any obstruction, they fall TO the
ground. Many of them are dead, but if
alive they may be easily caught. Quail is
plenty this year, and you will hear of it
training BIRDS before long"
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Beauregard tosJ effersen Davis

New ORLEANS, "a, May General
BeauregGrd in q letter to local paper
makes another reply TO Jefferson Davis
resent charges against his military actions
in the late war. He closes by warning
Nj. Davis to be contentHfth the kindness
OF thsFeQashern peopetn judging hin by
his 1potiTss:s and not by his performances,
sngsto avoid bringing down unpleasant
crshcisms through his unWarranted at
tSgk5 upon Others.
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SOUTHERN METHGDlsT BISHOPS
Plan of VisitatSun Aahpted cor the Kali

Plan of visisstssa Aaapted sor the Raj
AHHvr11 Nay 5.-IThe bishops
81 The Metna Eg iseopal church Soutf
tsaght sagd upsS .tSe allowing plar
Gibbs lsi sta Iss
afTst district, Bishsp He1drix-Sep
ssnber7, Missouri conference, Mexico
E6eptember IA, st. Louis conference
Frederickstown; Septenber %, South
west Missouri conference, Springfield.
Second District, BishopEH argroveez-
gust To-, Columbia conferehees Corvallis
Oregon; September %, PScfat confer.
enee, San Francisco; October 26, Los
Angeles, Cal; February %, Central Mex
leo conference, Puebla. Mex.
Third District, Bishop Cranberry
September II, Kentucky Conference,
Covington: September %, Louisville
Conference, Hartford, Ky; October ~,
Illinois Conference, Marion; November
Is, Memphis Conference, Brownsville,
Tenn.
Fourth District, Bishop Galloway
October 8, Western Conference, Council
Grove, Kas.; November u, Arkansas
Conference, Fayetteville; November l6,
Little Rock Conference, Little Rock );
November go, White River Conference,
Searcy, Ark.
Fifth District, Bishop McTyerie-Oc-
tober 5, Holston Conference, Abing-
ton, Va; November so, South Caro-
lima Conference, Spsrtanburg; Deem
Der Z, North Georgia Conference, Mariet-
ia; December Il, South Georgia Confer
ence, Sandersville.
Sixth District, Bishop Wilson-Octo-
Der -, Tennessee Conference, Gallatin;
November 8, Northwest Texas Confer
ence, Fort Worth; November "a, North
Texas Conference, Honey Grove; March
Z, Baltimore Conference, Martinsburg,
va.
Seventh District, Bishop Duncan
November 2, West Texas Conference, Lu-
ling; November II, German Mission,
Texas; November 80, Texas Conference,
Houston; December Z, East Texas Con
erence, Marshall.
Eighth District, Bishop Keener-No-
vember l6, North Alabama Conference,
Tuscaloosa; November %, North hissis-
sippi Conference, Winona; December Z,
Alabama Conference, Greensboro; De-
cember II, Mississippi Conference, Jack
son.
Ninth District, Bishop Key-November
1G, Virginia Conference, Danville; No
vember 80, North Carolina Conference,
Fayetteville; December II, Florida Con-
ference, Leesburg; January 4, Louisiana
Conference, Shreveport.
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FREIGHT TRAIN ROBBERS.
The Panhandle Game Worked on the RccA
Island and Pacific.

The Panhandle Game Worked on the RccA
Island and Pacific
CHICAGO, III, May For several
months past freight cars of the Rock
Island and Pacific Railway have been
plundered. The thieves took everything
possible. from gram TO general merchan-
disc. Detectives were set st work and
soon discovered that rCbberies were COM
mitted in the town of Lake, and that g
large gang of thieves were engaged in the
work. On the night Of April Il the de-
teCtives mounted guard on a train of
merchandise standing near Forty
seventh street, They were rewarded by
the arrival of the thieves, who proceeded
to break open a car loaded with hides,
The officers permitted them TO get well
loaded and then captured them. A stock
train which was backing down the track
as the pIuudereTs Ieaped to the ground
cut them of from the officers, save one
VINO instantly opened fire. The fire Was
as promptly returned, and blow from q
car link stretched Allen out. At this mo-
meDt another detective, who had sue
ceeded in swinging himself through
the moving train, came upon
the scene. he was almost able
to overtake one! whom he recognized to
be q burglar named Fred Keyzer. Since
tina time the Rock Island officers have
been quietly at work and have discovered
8 portion Of the gang in the persons Of
Pat McCauley, Edward Muskler, Joe
Morris, Fred Keyzer and Robert Johnson,
all of them know to- be bad characters.
McCauIey, Mushleg and Morris are safe
in hand to-day. RasertJ johnson was ar
rested here, lesrtsg but one unarrested.
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STORE IN THE ALLEGHANIEs.
Big Trees Broken Of Ike straws-GEes
Damage to Fsuit.

Big Trees Broken Of Ike Straws-GEsGt
Damage to FEuit.
PITTsBURe, Pa, Msy ga terrific
tEunder Storm. accompanied by heavy
hail and wine. passed over the Allegheny
mountains, II Eastern Somerset and
Western Bedford counties, between Z and
S o'clock last evening. A few moments
before the storm came q roaNng like the
discharge of many cannO1s wGs heard in
the distance. Az soon as the clouds
rolled across the sky the rearing in
creased. For Iwo miles large trees were
twisted Off like straw. and everything in
its path was ironed smooth to tie earth.
In some instances immense trees were
caught up aud carried several hundred
feet in the air and hzrled back again.
The hail fell heavily, The damage to
fruit trees and timber will am0Gzr to
thousands Of dollars.
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Louis Dub left Russia about two years
sgo and reached Cincinnati, Ohio, without
cent. He BACKED boots, and soon
saved $500. He then sent money to his
mother in Russia and she came to Gin
cinnaH. Louis now owns two fHe horses
which he rides for pleasure. He is at
present making money selling glasses.
He will soon take pleasure trip &c Cali
fornia.
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RETURNING THANKS.
The County alliance of CaIehan County
Thankful for the Relief FCrnished.

Thankful for the Relief FCrnisEed.
CROSS PLAINS, TEX May1 1857 Z
To the Editor ot the Gazette.
Would you please give space for the
following.
Resolved. That we, the County Alliance
of Callahan couaty, Tex, now in session
do hereby tender our most heartfelt
thanks for the liberal donation ofseed and
provisions furnished US by our eastern
brethren, and friends out of the Alliance,
in our times of need. That we cold them
in oB- most grateful esteem and stand
ready to respond in our turn should
necessity ever cali. That a copy of
these tie published IN two or three Of the
leading Alliance papers. Be it further
resolved that we also tender our thanks
to Messrs. D. M. Osborne & Co., for 8
car load OF seed wheat sold on one years
time without interest.
Signed, 6. W. HAERSS.
Secretary Callahan County Farmers
Alliance. -,
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'a0Ie sums ofmoneg.
Buoksen's Arnsea salve.

TAa best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcers sat fheum, fever
sores, zAtter, chsppee hends, chilblains,
cornssaEd all ska ernptio1s, and posi-
lively cures pilesar no psH required. 1t
is gseran6ead To give perfect satisfaction
dSnoney reload ca. rice 25c per box.
Fgr sale by HSW Filliamsss CO 's'
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Sensational Encounter at Atlansa.

ATLANTA, GA, May Ga personal en-
counter took place on the street To-day
between G. s. Atwood of the Evening
Capitol and T. Burke, captain Of the
Gate City Guards. They had previously
published defamatory articles about each
other Atwood drew g cowhide ard
Burke used his caBes They were parted
nv officers. - =